#defamation case

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[strawlessandbraless]

I aspire to this level of pettiness. My dearest sketch artist, you’ll always be famous to me

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Republican propaganda network.

[yokoneverbrokeupthatband]

I haven’t been keeping up with the johnny depp amber heard case at all and don’t want to know anything about it because i can’t go through all the info and evidence to figure out what my opinions are on it but i no doubt that this has put the me too movement and domestic abuse movement completely behind.

Imagine watching the whole world make fun of and joke about and make memes about this issue as a survivor!

the amount of people using depp and heard as a gateway to invalidate and be shit about victims, both male and female, is disgraceful

People treating this case as entertainment just bevause they are both celebrities is absolutely revolting! no matter who sou believe, no matter what evidence presented itself, this case was about domestic abuse and if you were watching it because you thought it was entertaining or watching edits or laughing at the memes, you are disgusting and part of the problem

i’m gonna put on all the tags i can think of so if people have them blocked they won’t have to see this post

[joy-in-opera]

... I couldn’t sleep. This has been on my mind for quite a while, and just... Fair warning; I’m not going to sugar coat anything here. I needed to get this out somewhere.

I’m probably gonna lose some followers over this, but maybe that’s for the best, given the topic... I'm going to get into some thoughts on the Depp vs Heard case.

[4AM EDIT- I apologize in advance for how heated I get here, I had some emotions to get out. Also there's a lot of cursing: fuck, shit, damn... those fun words.

Some folks might not like what I’ve said, but I’m open to a more calm and objective discussion in DMs or what not after I get some sleep. I know the situation is not black and white, and I want to know the truth of things... but I also know that some things are really murky, and there’s no possible way to know the absolute truth of them. All we can do is take what we have at our disposal and come to a conclusion.

If you're uncomfortable with this topic or are tired from seeing the news about it plastered all over the place, by all means please keep scrolling; you don't have to read this if it's going to put you in a bad mood or become distressing. Take care of yourself and your well-being first and foremost.]

Before I start getting flamed for what I’ve written below, and after I’m done getting everything out of my system, I intend on doing more research and fully putting together my updated thoughts and observations on this. This will take some time. At this point: I believe the main aggravated abuser of this entire shit-show between Heard and Depp, is Amber Heard. I want to make it known that I believed Amber was the victim when the news first came out years ago. Once I read more into what came out, my opinion slowly changed and I believed that Depp was being abused; this whole defamation trial is just the nail in the coffin, unless it's proven otherwise by reputable sources.

Again, I want to do more research when I have the time, and fully put together why exactly I’ve come to this conclusion, but the biggest factors I have right now that have me leaning this way are: the recordings presented in the current US case (and those that were not admitted into the trial for whatever reason), the testimony of a psychologist and several witnesses while on the stand (look I get it, folks are saying that they’re on Depp’s payroll; this is something I want to look into more as well to confirm, as there could be bias here if they’re being paid off by Depp; if so that shit isn’t okay and it’s pretty fucked up), numerous DV victims online calling out Amber’s behavior, behavioral analysts who are comparing the behavior of both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp and how they align with the abuser and the abused, Amber’s mannerisms while in court versus her deposition from 2016, and shit that is rubbing me the wrong way on how the UK trial was handled. (the judge seemed biased toward Amber's side despite evidence and cops' testimonies, just off the top of my head). There’s more I could add to this list, but it’s nearly 3am as I’m typing this and I just needed to get my frustration with this shit-show out on paper, as it were.

I don’t give a flying fuck if Amber Heard supposedly snorted cocaine while on the stand, or if she actually took a dump in Depp’s bed. This dumb shit that people keep pulling up to make fun of Ms. Heard doesn’t matter; I don’t fucking know if it’s true, and it’s not funny to me. That and there's so much damn click-bait on Youtube, it's insane... it takes away from the actual trial, and people are actively lying about the outcome for views. The trial isn't even over yet for fuck's sake.

I’m incredibly uncomfortable with how Amber has presented her testimony, the way she has used movie quotes in her testimony, how she stares daggers at both the jury and Depp... and I’m not uncomfortable because of how passionate her testimony is. I’m uncomfortable because I can tell when I’m being emotionally manipulated, and that pisses me off. Amber is exhibiting the behavior of someone who is manipulative; the detail dumping, repetition, deflecting before giving an answer, the visible emotional whiplash of changing her facial expression from wildly distressed, to mildly (mildly?) looking annoyed is raising so many red flags to me. She flips on a dime and there are several instances where you can tell she forgot she was on camera, and quickly changes her facial expression. There were smug reactions and eyerolls that made me wish I could reach through the screen and slap her. I can also get into how the visceral description of her rape is the kind of shit you would need to seek immediate medical attention for, but this is something I want to do more research on. Needless to say I don’t have a very high opinion of Heard right now.

So, her bruising; there was a picture shown as evidence that shows a dark black bruise on her arm, which was supposedly acquired from Mr. Depp 2 days prior. Okay... so I was a bit of a dumbass and smacked myself pretty good on some workout equipment a little over a week ago. The bruise is all but gone now, but it hurt like a son of a gun at the time. You know what color it was within the first few minutes of injury? Black/Purple/Blue with some visible redness and swelling around it. By the end of that same day and onward into the 2nd Day, my bruise was all sorts of fun colors: Yellow+Green, Blue, Purple+Red speckled marks. A bruise being dark+black on Day 2, with no visible signs of swelling or any color? I think the fuck not; I'm calling bullshit.

Do I believe Depp is a saint? Fuck no; he’s involved with Hollywood, there’s a lot of shitty stuff that happens behind closed doors and they’re corrupt as all hell. I'll mention that at least he's spent a lot of time with kids with cancer, which is more than can be said of Amber as far as I know. Some of the shit he’s said in texts and other stuff he’s admitted make me genuinely disgusted, but I also believe this is the product of a man who was around someone very detrimental for him and his healing from the shit he went through in his childhood; Depp was not a healthy person for Amber to be around either, and overall it was a hugely toxic relationship. That being said, I’m not surprised Depp was so vulgar in his texts submitted for evidence and he’s had verbal spouts with Amber: wouldn’t you vent or snap if you were being wound up and emotionally fucked with all the time for months on end?? For instance, the day Amber recorded that video where Depp slammed cabinets was the day his mother died. She already knew what happened that day, yet here she is recording this video going “What happened? Did something happen?” The man lost his damn mother, what do you mean “What happened?”?? Not to mention her smile and giggle at the end of the video. This is not the behavior of someone who was fucking abused; you remove yourself from the person, not casually stick around and try to sneakily record them at an emotionally vulnerable time. What the fuck.

Y'know that thing where Amber claimed the cop who got between her and her ex was homophobic? Turns out the cop was a lesbian who recognized abuse in a lesbian relationship. Sure, Amber got it scrubbed from her record eventually, and her ex forgave her, but the internet doesn't forget. (I'm going to need to look into this more though, just to confirm if it's true or not. I'd highly encourage folks to look into it too, as I'm definitely biased here.)

There’s also the situation where Depp lost the tip of his finger; there is a recording (unfortunately it was not submitted for trial; I’m not sure on the specifics of why) that Amber Heard made where she admits she hurt him and he had to go to the hospital, BUT she’s also having what sounds like a mental breakdown in the background, saying she doesn’t want to lose him and she wants to see him. (this is just one instance of her abandonment issues that were touched upon by the psychologist on the stand. Others mostly entailed situations where she’d start a fight with Depp, then when he tried to leave to de-escalate things, she’d hit him so he’d stay and not leave her. Based on this, I think she needs some serious professional help; being in a relationship is not healthy for her if she’s going to be lashing out like this instead of taking steps to handle her mental health issues) In this same recording, she admits that while Depp has some “coke he’s been hiding from me,” she also says “All I was popping was Xanax, Adderall, Esctasy and hallucinogens”. I’m sorry, didn’t she say in court that she wasn’t doing drugs?? Didn’t she say this on the stand??

I just... yeah. I’m pissed. As I said before, I intend on doing more research, and comparing and contrasting what I can... but at this time, honestly? I do not by any means view Amber Heard in a very good light, both Depp and Heard need professional help for their respective mental illnesses and traumas, and the courts unfortunately have a clear bias against men when it comes to DV... and it’s not just the courts. In the US, males are detained and put in the cop car if there’s been a DV call; this is PROTOCOL, it doesn’t MATTER what was said on the call, it doesn’t MATTER who is the aggressor. Cops are TRAINED to respond like this; hell, my own neighbors went through this. The husband was detained while the wife cried on the front porch. She was the one yelling at him for all the neighbors to hear, and unfortunately she was experiencing a bipolar episode. From what I was told, this is the reason they’re going through a divorce, because she isn’t getting properly treated for her mental health issues and keeps taking it out on him. Men can be abused, and holy shit... Heard has done so much fucking damage for DV victims. It doesn’t matter who wins, people are going to use this trial to further downplay what DV victims go through, and it makes my blood boil.

[jalexalwaysinmyheart]

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yes, Yes, YES!!

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[sanjeev-thakur]

Johnny Depp wins Defamation case, Amber Heard to pay $15 Million in damages

The verdict capped a bitterly-fought six-week trial riding on lurid claims and counterclaims of between the Hollywood celebrities.

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Popular American actor Johnny Depp won a high-profile defamation case between him and his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

Depp sued Heard for USD 50 million after she wrote an op-ed for 'The Washington Post' in 2018 in which she called herself a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Heard counter sued Depp for USD 100 million in which said she claimed that she has endured domestic violence during their 15-month marriage.

The jury has awarded Johnny Depp USD 15 million in damages. Amber Heard has also won part of her libel case against Johnny Depp over articles in a privately owned newspaper, in which Johnny Depp's former lawyer described her claims of domestic abuse as a hoax.

The jury has awarded Amber Heard USD 2 million in damages.

Johnny Depp after the WIN:

Soon after this verdict came out, Johnny Depp officially released a statement on his Instagram account which read, "Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed. All in the blink of an eye."

"False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already travelled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career. And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled," Depp wrote.

"My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable worldwide spectacle into my life was only made after considerable thought. From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that," Depp said.

Depp mentioned, "I am, and have been, overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and the colossal support and kindness from around the world. I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up. I also hope that the position will now return to innocent until proven guilty, both within the courts and in the media. I wish to acknowledge the noble work of the Judge, the jurors, the court staff and the Sheriffs who have sacrificed their own time to get to this point, and to my diligent and unwavering legal team who did an extraordinary job in helping me to share the truth."

Depp said that the best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun. "Veritas numquam perit. Truth never perishes," he said.

Amber Heard after the LOSS:

On the other hand, Heard expressed disappointment over the verdict. She penned out a note on Twitter which read, "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband. I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously."

"I believe Johnny's attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK. I'm sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American -- to speak freely and openly," she said.

[boredintjqueen]

Amber Heard, an actress, just lost a court case because she's bad at lying. What studio is going to hire an actress that couldn't lie convincingly even when her reputation depended on it? Anyway, congratulations Johnny Depp!

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Now that this trial is over with and a ruling has been made, I'd like to discuss something that's been on my mind for several months that I think a lot of people don't understand or they purposely ignore for their own comfort.

Having suffered does not make you immune to being a horrible person.

As someone who has had to combat PTSD for over a decade, one of the easiest things to do is get comfortable with the misery and blame the world for the way they react to your awful behavior. It doesn't matter if its a coping mechanism or if you're not doing it on purpose or consciously, it is so insanely easy to become the person that hurt you without even noticing.

Belonging to a specific demographic doesn't absolve you, either. There is no gender identity, no sexuality, no race, no religion, etc. that prevents you from becoming a monster.

If you are going to fight for equality, then you first need to accept that whatever awful thing you imagine people are capable of, so are the people you fight for. It may not happen at the same frequency, but that doesn't mean it's not a possibility.

And if your first instinct after reading this is to make excuses, such as "so-and-so isn't in a place of power, that's different" or "it's not the same because there are cultural differences", then you are proving my point. If you keep trying to distance yourself from a group you have distaste for/fear of/hate for, if you jump through hoops to convince yourself that this group is so completely different that it isn't even possible for them to behave that way, then you are falling into the same trap as the people you're afraid of. Whatever excuse you come up with that allows you to continue to other them, I guarantee you they've used before, too.

You cannot have a conversation about equality if you keep insisting everyone at the table isn't capable of the same things, good or bad.

P.S.: This is not an invitation to argue about who abused who, this is simply a statement based on the discussions I've already seen over the last several weeks about the case and things I've seen said by people defending both sides.

[harvestheart]

It is not a setback for women. It is a setback for Amber Heard. The jury did not believe you. It is not about all women, it is about you, hence the punitive damages.

[curiousphy]

When Elaine doesn’t have any good questions to back AH and she just goes to saying “you just want 15 minutes of fame” to those testifying against her client 😭😭😭

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Defamation, encompassing both libel (written) and slander (spoken) statements that harm a person's reputation, is a serious matter in Colorado. However, the state provides certain defenses against defamation claims, offering recourse for those wrongly accused.

One notable defense is truth, where the accused can demonstrate that the statement in question is factually accurate. In Colorado, truth serves as a complete defense against defamation claims, emphasizing the importance of veracity in any communication. Denver defamation attorneys adeptly employ this defense, meticulously gathering evidence to substantiate their client's assertions.

Another defense lies in the realm of opinion. Colorado recognizes that expressions of opinion are inherently subjective and not actionable as defamation. Denver defamation lawyers adeptly distinguish between statements of fact and opinion, strategically leveraging this defense to protect their clients.

Moreover, the concept of privilege serves as a shield against defamation claims in certain contexts. Privilege may apply to statements made in legal proceedings, legislative hearings, or other official capacities, safeguarding individuals from liability when speaking truthfully and in good faith.

Additionally, Colorado law provides protection for statements made in the public interest, fostering robust discourse on matters of public concern. Denver defamation attorneys adeptly advocate for their clients' rights to engage in such discussions without fear of reprisal.

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